Well, who knew??

For a couple of years now, I’ve been trying to scare up some interest for a National Squirrel Month, every October from my soapbox here (reaching tens of readers worldwide).

Then, out of the blue, an amigo and fellow humour columnist (in California) posts a column to his own blog, indicating that THERE REALLY IS A SQUIRREL AWARENESS MONTH!!

It’s like the Twilight Zone, but without Rod Serling – just the irony of celebrating squirrels. Check out George Waters’ post today:

http://www.thewablog.com/2008/10/happy-squirrel-awareness-month.html

Bookmark that site!!

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Our visit from out-of-town family members is heading into the final lap. For a group of people that (each in our own normal course of everyday life) collapse into bed (old goats that we are) well before the bell tolls at 11-ish PM, we aren’t even getting home until 2 in the freakin’ AM!!

We ended up being in Ground Zero for the end of a Flames/Canucks game last night, and were swarmed by hordes of frustrated fans (The hometown team lost in heartbreaking overtime), while we were just getting to a critical part of our choir practice.

However, we persevered, and somehow, even with all our carousing these past few nights, managed to boost our Mac fund. We’re so close now, I can almost taste the succulent sweetness of an Apple. As opposed to the bitter, hemlock aftertaste of Vista.

Not that I’m actually chewing on my current computer, but you know, it probably wouldn’t hurt it if I did…

Chow for now!!